Problems with post

[el-ahrairah]

i had to beat off some scouse bailiffs

Normally they want the telly, not a handjob.

 

[Ms T]

my copy of private eye has arrived! only about a week late.

i've had a few things gone missing from lovefilm in the past 2 years, but it's been fine recently.

We had our Private Eye today too, but no Time Out. And I've just realised it was the New York issue, which would have been handy as we'll be there at the end of the month.

 

[gaijingirl]

Normally they want the telly, not a handjob.

 

[zenazena]

more postal delays in store - 24 hour strike tomorrow but Tooting, Balham & Brixton started today so 48 hr strike locally
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8243622.stm

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

apparently there's 20 million items caught up in the system

 

[ovaltina]

apparently there's 20 million items caught up in the system

Including my plant food

 

[ajdown]

... and my stepmum's birthday card, so I'm due an earful again.

 

[colacubes]

No birthday cards for me then

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

more postal delays in store - 24 hour strike tomorrow but Tooting, Balham & Brixton started today so 48 hr strike locally
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8243622.stm

Does this mean that the sorting office will be closed? i wanted to go and collect a parcel...

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Including my plant food

amd my Oxo can opener


BBC1 now

 

[Winot]

We had our Private Eye today too, but no Time Out. And I've just realised it was the New York issue, which would have been handy as we'll be there at the end of the month.

We still have ours if you want it.

 

[billythefish]

We had a delivery today... before 10.30am too, so better than normal!

 

[STFC]

apparently there's 20 million items caught up in the system

Including my ticket for tonight's England v Croatia game. Bastards.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Including my ticket for tonight's England v Croatia game. Bastards.

Oh no, will they let you in with other proof of purchase bearing in mind the same thing must have happened to others?

 

[STFC]

If only it was that simple....it was my mate's ticket, he can't go as he's on holiday in Turkey, so he posted it to me before he went away.

Ah well.

 

[Onket]

It'll be shite anyway. As well you know.

 

[London_Calling]

I mentioned it earlier and I'll give it another go; if it's urgent, go to the sorting office office (if you see what I mean) before 12.30pm on a weekday and your post will likely be in its pigeon hole - take ID.


Reason it will likely be in the hole is because on their website the Royasl Mail distinguish between deliveries and other functions, and it's deliveries - not sorting - that's being identified as the subject of the strike in SW2:

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/...Id=99700760&campaignid=serviceupdate_redirect

As a result, industrial action took place in Brixton SW2, Clapham SW4 and Tooting SW17, but deliveries elsewhere in South West London took place.

 

[Crispy]

I mentioned it earlier and I'll give it another go; if it's urgent, go to the sorting office office (if you see what I mean) before 12.30pm on a weekday and your post will likely be in its pigeon hole - take ID.


Reason it will likely be in the hole is because on their website the Royasl Mail distinguish between deliveries and other functions, and it's deliveries - not sorting - that's being identified as the subject of the strike in SW2:

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/...Id=99700760&campaignid=serviceupdate_redirect

Hmmm, well I went to the Wynne Road sorting office this morning and they didn't want to know - no red card, no service

 

[London_Calling]

Red card, I've never heard of that?

Diff location, but I've always found them extremely helpful in the sorting office office. Sorry you got rebuffed

I did always have a sob story ready though . . .

 

[STFC]

It'll be shite anyway. As well you know.

I was actually looking forward to it for a change, but you're probably right.

 

[Crispy]

Red card, I've never heard of that?

Diff location, but I've always found them extremely helpful in the sorting office office. Sorry you got rebuffed

I did always have a sob story ready though . . .

You know, the 'we tried to deliver but you were out' card. Guy infront of me in the queue got his parcel, and I could see special delivery envelopes all waiting in pigeonholes. But I was not a member of the lucky club

 

[London_Calling]

Oh yeah, those cards.

I suppose the attitude varies then, maybe between offices, maybe between staff.

 

[WWWeed]

might be worth you lot sticking this link in yer bookmarks: http://www.royalmail.com/serviceupdate

click on london and you've got todays set of excuses for your mail being late/lost/destroyed!

You can get the same info emailed daily to you in a 'daily operational customer statement' but I find them annoying as its just the info from the link above sent to you as a pdf.........

 

[sleaterkinney]

You know, the 'we tried to deliver but you were out' card. Guy infront of me in the queue got his parcel, and I could see special delivery envelopes all waiting in pigeonholes. But I was not a member of the lucky club

I got a red card today, will see if I have any luck tomorrow.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I just got first bit of post this week

 

[Ms T]

No Time Out this week either.

 

[Ms T]

We still have ours if you want it.

That would be great. I rang them on Tuesday and they sent another one out, which we haven't received either.

Where are you in Brixton?

 

[Sesquipedalian]

20 million items stuck in sorting offices.
It will take at least 2 weeks to sort it !

 

[Winot]

That would be great. I rang them on Tuesday and they sent another one out, which we haven't received either.

Where are you in Brixton?

PM sent.

 

[fjydj]

somewhere in the post is my car insurance certificate without which I can't register or tax my car (quite why the dvla have this stupid requirement when there's a car insurance database and a post strike)